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I believe this trick was created by Mark McBride. I first saw it on CNN. It only showed 1-2 secs of it but I slow-mo'ed the video and played it back hundreds of time to see what he was actually doing. It turns out to be just a bunch of mounts and dismounts. If done fast it looks really really neat. Do it slow and it'll just make you want to yawn, so speed is the key.
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We'll start "The Zipper" with an under mount. You could also start it with an over mount too but I like the under mount.
You put your left index finger in front of your body. You then throw a sleeper and hit the left index finger with the string. |
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As it makes contact with the left index finger, the yo-yo will begin to hop over your finger. |
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It lands on the string. |
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Stick out your left middle finger and let it go around that. |
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...and around... |
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The yo-yo lands on the string. |
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Begin to bend the string around your left middle finger.
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It's now draped over your left middle finger.
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Pull down with your right hand. This will cause the yoyo to flip over your left middle finger. |
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After it flips over you'll arrive at this position. |
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It's time for another flip over. Again pull down with the right hand to cause this motion. Be sure to stick out the left index finger like shown.
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As it flips over, it'll wrap around the left index finger. Make it land on the string like an "Over" mount. |
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Now get your left middle finger out of the way by folding it back into your hand.
This is where you also start to bring your right hand up.
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Continue bringing your hand up. |
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After that, you'll arrive at this position. |
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Stick out your left middle finger and let it go around that. |
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...and around... |
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The yo-yo lands on the string.
This completes one repetition of "The Zipper." Do as many as you like. |
| Remember, this trick has to be done fast in order for it to look anywhere near spectacular. Try to do at least 5 repetitions of this trick as well. One won't look like much.
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